Murphy Mine
Murphy Mine is a quarry in La Plata, Colorado and has an elevation of 7,431 feet. Murphy Mine is situated nearby to the peak Smelter Mountain.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in La Plata County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Smelter Mountain and Lake Nighthorse.
Smelter Mountain
Peak
Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smelter Mountain is part of the La Plata Mountains range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is located in the Bodo State Wildlife Area, 1.2 miles southwest of the community of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.
Lake Nighthorse
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
Lake Nighthorse is a reservoir created by the 270 feet high Ridges Basin Dam southwest of Durango in La Plata County Colorado. As part of the Animas-La Plata Water Project, Lake Nighthorse provides water storage for tribal and water right claim-holders along the Animas River. Lake Nighthorse is situated 2½ miles south of Murphy Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durango.
Durango
Durango is the home rule city that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 19,071 at the 2020 United States census. Durango is the home of Fort Lewis College.Murphy Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: La Plata, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.26222° or 37° 15′ 44″ northLongitude
-107.92785° or 107° 55′ 40″ westElevation
7,431 feet (2,265 metres)Open location code
859J736C+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 369177318OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Murphy Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Murphy Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, La Plata County)”
- Cebuano: “Murphy Mine”
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